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For the last week, it appears that the B.C. government has been providing the wrong number of recovered #COVID19 cases at their press conferences.
Let me explain why.
Let me explain why.
Every day, Bonnie Henry has said the number of recovered cases in B.C. during her press conference.
That number has slowed down over the past few days, making it appear as though active cases have been rising.
(Of course, there's the usual caveats on number of tests, etc.)
That number has slowed down over the past few days, making it appear as though active cases have been rising.
(Of course, there's the usual caveats on number of tests, etc.)
Every day, a couple hours after Henry's press conference, the government releases a detailed report with a whole bunch of data, including a regional breakdown of all the new information.
Recovered cases from Vancouver Coastal Health have stayed static since April 8.
Recovered cases from Vancouver Coastal Health have stayed static since April 8.
As indicated by the tiny letter next to recovered cases for Vancouver Coastal Health, there's a note in the government report about that number being static.
"The number of cases recovered is from April 8 and may be inaccurate."
"May" is inaccurate. It *is* inaccurate.
"The number of cases recovered is from April 8 and may be inaccurate."
"May" is inaccurate. It *is* inaccurate.
(A mea culpa from me here: I hadn't caught this caveat until a reader sent me an email, and so my graphs/reporting haven't reflected this information.
On the other hand, the government hasn't made this clear in press conferences, and hasn't mentioned it in their daily emails.)
On the other hand, the government hasn't made this clear in press conferences, and hasn't mentioned it in their daily emails.)
The good news is this explains why "active cases" appeared to be rising consistently over the last week in B.C., even though hospitalizations were flat.
The bad news is right now, we don't have a real sense of how things have evolved in the last week.
The bad news is right now, we don't have a real sense of how things have evolved in the last week.
I'll followup with the government in the morning on why Vancouver Coastal Health hasn't released recoveries, and put a GIANT caveat in our main charts until we get that information.
But if you were curious about why recent recoveries in B.C. seemed low, there's your answer.
But if you were curious about why recent recoveries in B.C. seemed low, there's your answer.
